I had filled my 70 caddy convertible with diesel the day before and drained the tank and rebuilt the carb and was rushing to make an appointment acrooss the bay bridge in the pooring rain and bumper to bumper traffic in the dark when my caddy flooded and stalled in the fast lane approaching the bridge. I jumped out, opened the hood, I couldn't see a thing so I held my lighter 2 feet above the carb and you guessed it ,it burst into fflame,Iwas missing some eye brows
I smothered the fire with my coat,and the fire had burnt all the extra fuel, the car started and I drove off the freeway.
my buddies bought me a package of 5 flashlights.